COMMENTARY: Orangeburg owed transparency | Opinion

With this latest charge against Orangeburg law enforcement officers, it is long overdue to bring transparency and accountability to those who serve the community.

Before I begin my opinion, I would first like to express the perspective in which I present my views. I remove the personal feelings and law enforcement attitudes expressed over the years and the recent national acts of police brutality in the past year and now in our community American, father of four and an advocate who is active for Adopt reforms for the benefit of citizens and law enforcement agencies.

Police brutality or any form of unethical behavior is not acceptable by a police officer, agent, staff or member of staff. In the early stages of a police officer’s career, they learn the basics of law enforcement. Law enforcement officers trained by the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy undergo weeks of intensive course training that covers basic law enforcement principles, procedures, and techniques, including criminal law, patrol procedures, investigative procedures, defense tactics, firearms, leadership, ethics, police vehicle operations, etc. with these core principles for insight In basic police skills, I want to focus on criminal law, leadership and ethics.

The criminal law applies to EVERYONE within the United States. Law enforcement agencies’ knowledge of criminal law and the oath they take when “putting on the badge” require that they protect and serve the law, but also obey the law. Just like the military personnel, law enforcement agencies have a duty to protect the United States and the US Constitution, which are the laws that rule us.